Torchbearer (2005)

Name: Torchbearer
Genre: Animation, Horror, Fantasy
Released: 2005-02-01

25m

Running Time

Plot.

The mechanism that propels the cycle of the sun and the moon has failed, and endless night falls. A nameless and silent hero must find his way through a dangerous labyrinth of traps, fierce creatures, and mysterious sentinels to restore the mechanism.

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Cast & Crew.

Václav Švankmajer

Director / Writer

Vratislav Šlajer

Producer

Martin Štěpánek

Cinematographer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
February 1, 2005

Original Name
Světlonoš

Status
Released

Running Time
25m

Genres
Animation Horror Fantasy

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

surreal

stop motion

trap

dragon

machinery

Wiki.

The Torchbearer (Czech: Světlonoš) is a 2005 Czech animated short film written and directed by Václav Švankmajer. It is described as an allegorical story about rise to power.

Švankmajer worked on the film for 5 years in his family studio Athanor. He mixed a medieval legend with fantasy genre and also used some techniques known from videogames. The film was influenced by films of Jan Švankmajer, the father of Václav Švankmajer. The Torchbearer has won multiple awards.